GE 50246 Smart Home Door Stop Alarm
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of GE 50246 Smart Home Door Stop Alarm
Customer Review: !!! - Product pictured is not the GE 50246 - !!!
Summary: 3 Stars
I was excited to receive this product until I opened the box. What arrived was a totally different design than what is pictured and (my main issue) just a fraction of the size. I should have been more suspicious when the link attached to the picture in the Amazon.com Product Description could "no longer be found". As a security doorstop, what arrived is just too small to actually stop someone from getting the door to open. It will definitely IMPEDE an intruder, but because of what it's lacking in size, I'm not confident that it alone will keep a door between me and them. It's just too light, too short, too narrow, and it doesn't have a versatile grip. The bad guy will be forced to work a little harder, but if the alarm fails then the doorstop won't stop them. However, the alarm does work "ear-piercingly" well and I would recommend this strictly for traveling uses due to its compactness, but I personally wanted something larger for a less-travel-minded application.
Google "GE 50246 Doorstop" to see what this product actually looks like.
If anyone knows where I can find the actual product that is pictured on this ad, please let me know ASAP so that I can return the GE 50246 and still get my money back.
Customer Review: Inexpensive Security
Summary: 5 Stars
Living alone and on a fixed income, I needed, but could not afford, an elaborate security system. While my 'watch' dog was licking his hand, a man looking for yard work asked how I protected myself from break-ins! This really made me nervous, so I hinted that I was protected by 'Mr. Smith and Wesson' and hurried back into the house!
Usually I can find anything I want on Amazon, so I searched it for 'door and/or window alarms'. Among the choices that showed up was the GE 50246 SmartHome Door Stop Alarm. For the price it seemed to be what I needed to do the job. I got one for each outside door and sleep much more comfortably now, knowing that an earsplitting alarm will sound as soon as anyone attempts to open the door. (My windows are made of small panes that no one could get through, though Amazon also carries an inexpensive alarm that would be ideal for windows.) So even without 'Mr. Smith and Wesson' the noise from the door stops alone would be enough to scare off the Baddest Burglar and bring the neighbors running! I am very glad I made this purchase and would reccommend them for anyone who cannot afford the monitered systems, yet cannot afford to be without some kind of warning device.
Customer Review: Does the job...but has no delayed stop....
Summary: 4 Stars
This little door stop siren does go ON when pressed, but then it goes right off if you back the door off it. I would prefer a 30 second delay so that it stays on if someone pushes the door open, to scare them away, even if they pull the door closed again.
Note there is also an off switch, so that you can turn the unit off anytime...which also keeps it from making noise while you are carrying it in your suitcase.
Another small improvement would be to make the screw that holds the battery door cover a captive screw. It's actually not critical but is a simple improvement.
For a few bucks, its worth the price. Note it needs 1 9V battery...and says that should last a year. I suggest you remove the battery if you are not going to use the door stopper for weeks or months, since that will prevent leakage and make it last for many many years.
Customer Review: Affordable and Works Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
Even though I keep a gun next to my bed, it really bothered me that if someone managed to get into my house, I probably wouldn't wake up in time to get to it. (I'm a VERY deep sleeper and my bedroom's on the 2nd floor)
I'm so glad I decided to order this!
It's VERY loud and the 4 I ordered work on all my doors leading outside.
I even found a way to use this on my sliding glass door. By propping it gently against the sliding part of the door, and then putting something heavy behind it, to hold it in place, the alarm will go off if the door's opened.
Like the other reviewer said, I love that it's portable, so I can bring it with me to hotels and stuff.
Anyways, between how well it works, the simplicity of using it and the very reasonable price. I very highly recommend this!
Customer Review: Loud! Good quality and inexpensive security/peace of mind.
Summary: 5 Stars
This product works as advertised and does make a very loud and annoying high-pitched alarm when triggered. It sounds like a very high-pitched bird making a constant chirping sound with a wavering pitch. My only complaint is that the sound only triggers so long as the pedal is pressed down. So theoretically if someone was trying to sneak into your home or hotel etc., and set it off, they could immediately pull the door back a few inches and the alarm would have only gone off for half of a second or something. It is so loud that I'm sure that it would wake you up, and you would know what it is. But it would be nice if a triggered alarm would sound for at least 5 seconds or something so that neighbors would realize an alarm was going off etc. Overall, especially for the price, this is a great addition to home security.